The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the 7:30 p.m. crash Thursday after his vehicle hit a tree.
TRENTON -- Authorities on Friday were working to identify a man killed in a one-vehicle crash Thursday evening on Route 29 near River Drive.
Police spokesman Lt. Stephen Varn said the driver is believed to be a 44-year-old man, but investigators were working to confirm his identity.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the 7:30 p.m. crash Thursday after his vehicle hit a tree.
Varn said the man was driving southbound before the crash and witnesses reported his vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed.
City police Detective Craig Kirk and Mercer County Prosecutor's Office Detective Don Santoro are investigating.
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